novelaction Chapter 154 Operation Begonia Leaf officially begins, the first battle is a success
Chapter 154 Operation Begonia Leaf officially begins, the first battle is a success
Far Eastern Front Headquarters.
When General Ivanovich received the news that the Yenisei River Railway Bridge in Krasnoyarsk was blown up by unknown armed forces and the Far East Railway was interrupted, he was struck by lightning and stood there in a daze.
Unknown armed forces? At this moment, there was no such thing as unknown armed forces.
It goes without saying that this must have been done by the Fusion Army.
Otherwise, how could the Yenisei River Railway Bridge deep in the heart of the country be blown up for no reason?
But he couldn't figure it out. How did the Fuxing Army do it?
This place is a long distance away from the ancient country.
Although he couldn't figure out how it was done, he was now basically certain of one fact.
"The Restoration Army is gathering at the border, and they're definitely heading for Vladislavok."
This is the only place in the entire Far East that is worth the Renaissance Army's efforts.
However, the Restoration Army is not without deep-water ice-free ports.
Why do you have to keep staring at Vladislav K.?
"I still can't figure it out."
Ivanovich was distracted in his office, and it was half a day before he began to issue orders to the military regions and army groups.
Have them build a defense line on the border and be alert to any actions of the Restoration Army.
Now that the Far East Railway is interrupted, it means that their reinforcements, weapons and equipment cannot be transported.
So Ivanovich had no intention of taking the initiative to attack.
At this time he also became a little worried.
If a war really breaks out, can they really defend the Far East with the troops they have now?
Before, Ivanovic was very confident that he could hold on, but now it is hard to say.
The Yenisei River Railway Bridge was blown up, temporarily cutting off the Far Eastern Railway.
This is the best time for the Renaissance Army to attack.
What's more, the cold winter is coming, and they must end the battle before winter comes.
Otherwise, we can only wait until the ice and snow melt next year.
On July 7th of the Renshen year, a series of orders were issued from the Military and Political Committee of the Fuxing Army to various units.
This command consists of only four simple words.
The general attack begins!!!
After the demolition operation, the First, Second and Fifth Armies of the First Corps have completed assembly and preparation and are ready to launch an attack at any time.
When the order was given, the three armies took action almost at the same time.
In Zamyn-Uud, Mengyuan Province, there is a highway connecting Yanbei Province and Mengyuan Province, which goes directly to Kulun, the capital of Mengyuan Province.
The independent government of Mengyuan Province has a cavalry unit with a strength of more than 200,000 people, which can be considered to be a strong force.
In addition, there were five divisions of the Tsarist Russian army stationed in various places in Mengyuan Province.
These troops were also recently transferred from the Irkutsk direction.
The Restoration Army was so aggressive, how could Ivanovich not be on guard against this?
Therefore, at Zamyn-Uud, the southern gate of the Mongol province, the Mongol cavalry deployed three cavalry armies and more than 20 cavalry divisions.
However, Meng Yuan’s so-called cavalry division was actually very small, with a total of only more than 3,000 cavalrymen.
However, even so, the total strength of the three cavalry armies and more than 20 cavalry divisions is people.
In addition to deploying a cavalry army and eight cavalry divisions in Zamyn-Uud, the Mengyuan Army also deployed a cavalry army and eight cavalry divisions in Zamyn-Uud.
The remaining two cavalry armies were stationed behind Zamyn-Uud and could rush to Zamyn-Uud's aid at any time.
The General Intelligence Bureau has almost figured out the situation on the Meng Yuan army's side.
So when the war started, both the army and the air force took action together.
On the night before the war, the 22nd and 23rd Mechanized Infantry Divisions of the 2nd Army deployed the forces of two artillery regiments to the border area.
The artillery equipped by these two artillery regiments are all self-propelled artillery and rocket launchers.
所以当开战之后，隐蔽起来的两个炮兵团掀开了伪装布，露出了一门门M7型105毫米自行榴弹炮、M41型155毫米榴弹炮、M40型155毫米加农炮。
As for the rocket launcher, it did not participate in the bombardment due to its insufficient range.
"put!"
"shooting!"
In an instant, the artillery positions roared, and shells whistled in the sky, forming a dense barrage, and landed in the camp of the 10nd Cavalry Army of the Mengyuan Army, which was only about 2 kilometers away.
In the sky, various types of fighter planes such as Mustang, Thunder, Il-10, B-25, B-17, etc. brought the roar of death.
The Second Cavalry Army of the Mengyuan Army was caught off guard by the sudden artillery bombardment, and the entire camp fell into chaos.
When the shelling had not yet stopped, hundreds of fighter planes of various types roared in and dropped various bombs and rockets on them.
"Armored troops, attack!"
This slogan has become popular throughout the entire Renaissance Army armored forces.
The 64nd Mechanized Infantry Division, the 67th Tank Regiment of the rd Mechanized Infantry Division, and the th Tank Regiment formed an armored group of more than tanks, sweeping towards Zamyn-Uud.
In an instant, a dense swarm of tanks appeared on the grassland in front of Zamyn-Üüde.
The Leopard medium tanks and Type 4H medium tanks were all running at full speed and heading towards the camp of the Second Cavalry Army of the Mengyuan Army.
Behind them, thousands of BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicles from four mechanized infantry regiments followed closely behind, covering the tank troops' forward charge.
A distance of more than ten kilometers only takes half an hour.
The Mengyuan Second Cavalry Army, which had been blown to pieces, was unable to organize an effective force to counterattack.
Even if someone organized themselves, they would quickly be blown apart by the fighter planes circling in the sky like eagles.
The tank cluster rushed into the camp like a wild bull and wiped out the remaining troops.
The artillery units in the rear also stopped shelling.
Self-propelled artillery moved forward, following the advance of the tank troops.
This is also the advantage of self-propelled artillery. Towed artillery cannot stop and move at will.
The various troops operated efficiently like tight gears, unleashing infinite power.
Under the impact of the tank cluster, the Second Cavalry Army suffered heavy casualties or surrendered.
While the tank cluster was operating, the Air Force had already dispatched the second batch of fighter jets to carry out air strikes on the two Mongolian cavalry armies behind Zamyn-Uud.
Although they hid in the grassland, Zamyn-Uud was only this big, so how could they escape the detection of reconnaissance planes?
Their targets were set before the war.
So the air force fleet can find them very easily.
The two cavalry armies were located on the left and right sides of Zamyn-Uud's rear respectively.
So after getting rid of the Second Cavalry Army, the 22nd and 23rd Mechanized Infantry Divisions split into two groups and headed towards the camps of the Mengyuan Cavalry Army on the left and right sides respectively.
While attacking a camp, the 64th Tank Regiment of the nd Mechanized Infantry Division was counterattacked by thousands of Mongolian cavalry.
A cavalry group consisting of thousands of cavalrymen swept towards the 64th tank like a whirlwind.
The 64th Tank Regiment was not afraid at all. How could a tank cluster consisting of 45 Leopard medium tanks and 136 Panzer IV H tanks be afraid of a small cavalry?
This is a collision between flesh and steel.
The Mengyuan cavalry suffered heavy casualties under the fire of tank guns and tank machine guns before they could even reach the front of the tank cluster.
When they rushed in, both their lances and sabers seemed so powerless in the face of the hard steel.
They could only watch themselves and their horses being crushed by the tank tracks.
This was a massacre without any resistance.
More than 20 people from Mengyuan's three cavalry armies and more than cavalry divisions suffered heavy casualties in less than a day, and most of them were captured by the Second Army of the Fuxing Army.
This also means that the door to Mengyuan Province is wide open.
After resting for one night in Zamyn-Uud, the four divisions of the Second Army continued to advance towards Kulun at the fastest speed.
At the speed of the mechanized infantry division, it can advance about 200 kilometers a day.
The distance of 600 kilometers is just over three days for the mechanized infantry division, and at most four days to reach Kulun, the capital of the Mengyuan Province Independent Government.
In another direction, the First Army and the Fifth Army were no longer facing the vulnerable Mengyuan cavalry.
Instead, it was the main force of the Russian Empire's Far Eastern Front, which was on high alert.
The Fifth Army's offensive line was Manchuria, which was also the trading port city between the ancient country and Tsarist Russia.
The branch line of the Far Eastern Railway extending from Chita passes through Manzhouli and connects to the Chinese Eastern Railway.
The Fifth Army's goal was to attack Chita along this railway line, and then move westward to join the Second Army in attacking the Irkutsk region.
As long as the Irkutsk region is captured, the hundreds of thousands of troops of the entire Far Eastern Front will be trapped.
Ivanovich could naturally see this clearly.
Heavy troops were deployed in the strategic location of Manzhouli.
The 25th Army of the Far Eastern Front was deployed here.
There is also a 35th Army in the Chita direction, which is also one of the strategic reserves of Tsarist Russia in this direction.
Both Manzhouli and Mengyuan were attacked.
The 35th Army can send reinforcements to provide support.
Today, Manzhouli has been built into an iron barrel by Tsarist Russia, with three lines of defense deployed.
Moreover, these three lines of defense are connected by complex communication trenches.
Once the front line encounters intensive artillery bombardment, the front-line troops can retreat to the second line of defense to avoid the bombardment.
Once the attack is launched, you can come up from the second line of defense.
This is also typical trench warfare thinking.
You don't need to ask to know that this was the work of General Ivanovich.
The Manzhouli direction has a complete defense line and a large number of fortifications.
Therefore, it is difficult to achieve a quick breakthrough along the way.
The commander of the Fifth Army is Zhao Qi, the former lieutenant general and chief of staff of the First Corps.
Although in terms of rank, the commander of the Fifth Army and the corps chief of staff are at the same level.
But in terms of room for advancement, the position of army commander is obviously much higher.
So Zhao Qi gave up the staff position and moved into the command system.
This Operation Begonia Leaf is also his first battle, and it is also a battle to prove his ability.
Faced with the Tsarist Russia's turtle shell in Manchuria, Zhao Qi chose the same approach as Liao Jie, which was to smash it with artillery shells!
When the turtle shell is blown thinner, the armored troops will be dispatched to penetrate the turtle shell in one go.
Since Liao Jie's approach is to be adopted, artillery will definitely be the protagonist of this battle.